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Callopistes maculatus

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Callopistes maculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Callopistes
Species:
C. maculatus
Binomial name
Callopistes maculatus

Callopistes maculatus, also known as the dwarf tegu, chilean dwarf tegu,[2] spotted false monitor o chilean iguana (in spanish iguana chilena), is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.[1][3] It is endemic to Chile.[1][3][4]

Description

It is the largest lizard of Chile, reaching a 50 centimetres (20 in) length. A diurnal species, it mainly preys upon insects, although it also eats other smaller lizards, snakes, and small birds and mammals.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Díaz, S., Lobos, G., Marambio, Y., Mella, J., Ortiz, J.C., Ruiz de Gamboa, M. & Valladares, P. 2017. Callopistes maculatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T3589A69940746. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3589/69940746 Downloaded on 20 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Kenneth Kimutai (25 April 2017). "The Native Reptiles Of Chile". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b Callopistes maculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Callopistes palluma (= Callopistes maculatus)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-26.